The statewide death toll from the catastrophic flooding in Central Texas earlier this month has risen to 135 and dozens more remain missing, Gov. Greg Abbott said Thursday. Abbott provided an update on the Texas floods during a news conference while in San Angelo,

The Hill Country has a hold on the hearts of many Texans, meaning the suffering caused by the disaster is reaching as far as the region’s appeal.

HOUSTON — The Texas Hill Country is still reeling after deadly flooding left behind a trail of destruction and heartbreak. Lives were lost and forever changed by a single storm. Scientists are now warning this disaster was made worse by climate change and are sounding the alarm about what it means for the future of Texas.

More than 130 people are dead after devastating flooding in the Texas Hill Country that began early on the Fourth of July.

Considering the recent flood emergency in Kerr County, Texas, which reportedly had no alert sirens in use, the question came up at the Hawley Borough Council meeting on July 9 of how the public would be notified of a catastrophic failure of the Lake Wallenpaupack dam.

Lindsey McLeod McCrory’s 8-year-old daughter, Blakely, was attending Camp Mystic when she was killed in the devastating floods that hit Central Texas. McCrory remembers her daughter in an interview with CNN’s Pamela Brown.

Eight-year-old girls at sleep-away camp, families crammed into recreational vehicles, local residents traveling to or from work. These are some of the victims.

A large percentage of people still unaccounted for were probably visiting the area, Kerr County Judge Rob Kelly said.

The leader of Camp Mystic had been tracking the weather before the deadly Texas floods, but it is now unclear whether he saw an urgent warning from the National Weather Service that had triggered an emergency alert to phones in the area, a spokesman for camp’s operators said Wednesday.

Country music artist Pat Green speaks to the media gathered for a press conference regarding his benefit concert live-stream performance at Globe Life Field in Arlington on Wednesday, July 16. Green is donating 100 percent of the proceeds to the families affected by the Kerrville area flooding. Chris Torres [email protected]

Many of Texas' reservoirs and lakes are near full capacity, with some jumping more than 30 feet since early July.